Program dates: 09/06/2015 – 12/12/2015
The focus will be on contemporary theater and art being done in New York City and the surrounding area. An internship is also an integral part of the program. This internship is arranged by each of the 13 students on this program (with advice from faculty and the Center for Career and Community Engagement) prior to arriving in New York City.
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Invisible Thread: An Off-Broadway Production Connecting New York and Uganda - Opening December 2nd at the 2nd Stage Theatre, Invisible Thread is a production based on the experiences of co-author and lead actor Griffin Matthews and his real-life partner and music director, Matt Gould. A production CBS describes as “An awesomely powerful musical that will thrill you to the bones”, unfortunately fails to live up to […]
Bulletproof Stories: The Search for Life and Freedom in Eclipsed - Danai Gurira raises the voices of thousands of African women in the production of Eclipsed, an immersing drama that reflects the different social realities of Liberian women during times of warfare, and demonstrates how resilience and strength of character play a key role in survival. Directed by Liesl Tommy and performed at the Public Theater, […]
School of Rock: Minor, Flat - In 2003, when the Richard Linklater film School of Rock came out, I was 9 years old. I was in the third grade and had not yet discovered music. All I really knew was what my then 49 year-old ex-hippie parents listened to: The Beatles, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, and not much else; the […]
A review of Eclipsed - The Roles of Women during the Liberian War Living in NYC these past three months I discovered how this stimulating lifestyle can make the rest of the world almost disappear. This past week I had the chance to slow down for a couple hours and watch one of the last showing at the The Public […]
Sex, Sacredness, and Suspense in A View From The Bridge - In his strong directorial response to Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge, Ivo Van Hove strips away all excess and ornamentation to reach the heart of Miller’s 1955 play, showing now at the Lyceum Theater on 45th Street. The Young Vic theater company’s production of A View From The Bridge is set in Brooklyn, […]
There’s No Way You Can Stop the School of Rock - School of Rock has burst onto the Broadway stage with electric energy, extremely talented child actors, and the vibe of a rock concert. Based on the 2003 film of the same name, this musical features a book by Julian Fellowes and fourteen new songs written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater, in addition to […]
Thundering Silence - Fool For Love at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre The Manhattan Theatre Club’s Fool For Love at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre has the same energy as a bomb when the counter hits zero. Taking place over the course of a single night, Sam Shepard’s play tells the story of Eddie (Sam Rockwell) and May […]
Traveling At the Speed of Light - The Gob Squad’s Before Your Very Eyes What is our relationship with time and aging, and how do both of those occurrences affect how we see ourselves? What is the relationship between the performer and the viewer, and what happens when both those roles exist in one person? These are two of the […]
When Destiny Tightens its Stranglehold - Therese Raquin revived in an immersive Broadway production by the Roundabout Theater Company Whether you are sitting in a first row orchestra seat, or acquired a last minute rush ticket in the very far back of Studio 54, the new Broadway production of Therese Raquin by the Roundabout Theater Company guarantees an emotionally stirring journey […]
Fondly, Collette Richland : An Absurdly Good Time - I like to make sense of the things around me. Like any other human being, I believe every effect has a cause, and by the principle of cause and effect I can understand what is going on in the world. This sort of thinking—it works well in real life—but how about in fiction, or in […]